THE morning constitutional that Jerry Stabile likes to take while his wife is at 8:30 Mass at St. Henry's used to take him straight down Broadway, the central artery in his hometown, Bayonne. Lately, though, it has taken him to a place he hasn't been...

December 31, 2004, Friday

AS an acting governor, Richard J. Codey has shown why he is an excellent basketball coach. He has a sensible game plan. He is a master of the fundamentals. He plays his own game, forcing his opponents to play on his terms, not theirs. As a...

In a brief and well-choreographed session on Wednesday night, the Hudson County Democratic Committee chose Mayor Joseph V. Doria of Bayonne to fill the State Senate seat left vacant last month by the death of Glenn D. Cunningham, the Jersey City...

Joseph V. Doria Jr. may have lost his seat in the State Legislature in the Democratic primary last spring, but he is not prepared to part with his chair. Or his desk. Or any of the comforts of his legislative office at 595 Broadway in Bayonne. ...

February 22, 2004, Sunday

To the Editor: Although we in Bayonne always welcome the occasion to tell the rest of the world about our wonderful city, we take issue with ''The View's Great, But the Course Is a Real Dump'' (front page, Oct. 26). Your premise that most...

November 9, 2003, Sunday

JOSEPH V. DORIA JR., the senior member of the state Assembly and keeper of its institutional memory, shifted in his chair when a visitor mentioned the word ''tragedy.'' While certainly overstated, it was the word Mr. Doria's friends and allies chose...

In a court decision that has startled New Jersey election officials and political leaders from both parties, a Superior Court judge has ruled that the state's campaign spending limits do not apply to candidates in primary elections. The ruling,...